code: def as_list(
      name: str, value: Optional[Union[str, Iterable[str]]]
  ) -> Optional[Iterable[str]]:
      verify_type(name, value, (type(None), str, Iterable))
      if value is None:
          return []
      if isinstance(value, str):
          return [value]
      verify_collection_type(name, value, str)
      return value
  
imports: import base64
  import logging
  import os
  from glob import glob
  from io import IOBase
  from typing import Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional, Set, TypeVar, Union
  from neptune.internal.types.stringify_value import StringifyValue
label_desc: Use image node_id 22 for calling a global function with example usage: as_list(name, value) and returns: value, list, list